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ENTRANT
Stephen Paul Ferguson
EXPLANATION OF IDEA
Situated within the newly created parliament quarter, the M:Pads finally provide a solution to accommodating those who are responsible for the running our country with an M:Pad apartment, an MP has an equal status with his colleagues, no need for stately homes or moats, each room would be comfortable, yet economical with a double bed, desk & office space, ensuite & access to communal & private rooms on the ground floor. The public will have restricted access to the building assuring that a more honest transparent system is in place without compromising on security of the occupants when parliament retires for the summers, the serviced apartments are free to be reserved for the general public allowing for extra revenue.
The appearance is striking due to its colour co-ordinated facade which gives a demographic illustration of how many of which part are in residency, These colours car be interchanged easily in the part colours Green technology ensures the M:Pads will be a case precedent for further advances in sustainable housing.
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As the land has now been reclaimed to its original purpose of a garden, and in our current economy of environmental consciousness, it it only right that this land is put to use. How can the MPs "dig themselves" out of their situation and regain trust from society? Why, by tending to this land and growing produce to sell locally to the masses.
The garden will house new accommodation for the MPs. This housing, without hierarchy, will be environmentally and economically sustainable. Maps from the 19th century show a prison just to the south of the site, namely Millbank Penitentiary. This prison was built on the model of a "panopticon." Whereby, the guard would be located in a tower in the middle of the plan and the prisoners around around the edge. This meant that the guard could keep an eye on everyone at once, and that te prisoners felt as though they were constantly being watched. This prison only lasted a century before it was demolished, but could be seen as an appropriate model to use in this situation.
The new accommodation towers for the MPs will be arranged in the garden around a central tower. This will house the MP's with the greatest authority and members of the Treasury, thereby keeping a watchful eye over those tempted to stray and perhaps built a rather extravagant balcony to his/ her otherwise generic apartment. These towers will be constructed of used shipping containers, a by product of industry but a fantastically sustainable and inexpensive means of building.
The location of the new accommodation also acts as a panopticon in a wider sense. This central core of MP's will be watched over by many different members of society, adding an entirely new dimension to the London Eye experience.
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Thus Proposal is based on the following principles:
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